Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – Was busy at home all day. During the night, shortly after 1 a.m., Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) was awakened by noise of whistles, car horns, etc. and she awakened me saying she believed it was V.J. announcement. We got up, turned on the radio and found word had been received through Switzerland […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and girls (Darlene Lunt and Sharon Alice Holman) went out to Holman’s for the day. I attended prayer meeting and Sunday School. Brother Cook gave the lesson on bylaws and constitution. Brother Harry Christianson visited our class.  Attended Sacrament meeting. P. Melvin Petersen sang two songs. A young […]

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1945 (Saturday) – Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) went to the clinic. Port’s (Port Lewis Gabbitas) family came in for a little while, brought Ivy Joan (Ivy Joan Gabbitas) to try on her dresses. After a little lunch, Port took the girls and me up to the Gem where we met Eva and went to the […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Worked until noon, then met Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and Sharon (Sharon Alice Holman) by the Gem and went to a show.  Late afternoon – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took Darlene (Darlene Lunt Holman), Sharon and me out to Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and we picked some native currants.

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1945 (Thursday) – I went with Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) to the Intermountain clinic, Sharon (Sharon Alice Holman) went to her Aunt Ella’s (Ella May Holman) to spend a few days. The Dr. was quite pleased with her finger, he is treating it with penicillin. Her blood test showed her blood normal. Eva is quite […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and I went to the clinic to have a doctor examine her hand, they were so busy, we had to wait there about two and a half hours before he was through with her. We took a streetcar down to Sears, did some shopping there, then went to […]

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July 31, 1945 (Tuesday) – It is quite warm again today. We were home all day. Nicholas G. Smith came and administered to Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt). He rebuked the poison in her system and prayed that she might fully recover from her sickness, her finger is looking quite bad now.  Brother Smith also gave […]

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1945 (Saturday) – In the evening we had a party at the home of our brother, Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Wallace (Wallace Joseph Vickers) came down from Logan, they brought a beautiful armful of gladiolas. After the party, they divided them between them and the family. The party was held […]

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